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Vettel will take Senna’s 1993 McLaren MP48 for a lap of honour on Sunday at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, marking the 30th anniversary of the Brazilian’s passing at the Italian circuit.Keeping Senna’s memory alive in the paddock, Vettel hosted a track run on Thursday with drivers from F1, F2 and F3 donning ‘Forever’ shirts the iconic yellow helmet design, in his honour.Speaking before the lap …Keep reading

While participating on a Team Redline – the sim racing team he drives for – stream, Verstappen announced a few days ago that he was keen to join the team for the 24-hour race despite the Imola race taking place on the same weekend.Verstappen explained on Thursday that his participation in the iRacing event on the renowned Nordschleife circuit is not yet decided, but the three-time champion …Keep reading

F1’s race control was thrust into everyone’s living room in 2021, when then-race director Michael Masi decided it was a good idea to air his communications to the TV audience. Following his departure ahead of the 2022 season, race control reverted to its old, and rather secretive self.Courtesy of Formula 1’s official partner Rolex, Motorsport.com got some exclusive access at the Miami Grand …Keep reading

Speedway Motorsports, for whom Gossage worked for more than 30 years, made the announcement Thursday evening on behalf of Gossage’s family.“Today we have lost one of the world’s biggest race fans,” Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith said in a statement. “From his legendary promotions to the lasting relationships he developed throughout the sports and entertainment …Keep reading

The 25-year-old Mexican latched on to an early morning tow and hurtled around with a flying lap of 228.861mph to claim the top spot on the leaderboard.Scott McLaughlin’s No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet, which led Wednesday’s practice, continued to showcase strong pace after a tow lap of 227.316mph put him second overall.Reigning and two-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou ended up …Keep reading

Stenshorne is 13th in the F3 standings after two rounds and scored his first victory in the sprint race last time out in Australia.But a GB3 outing at Silverstone on 25-26 April has now had profound consequences on his season, as neither he nor his Hitech team informed the FIA or sought authorisation in advance.This was therefore viewed as a breach of the strict sporting regulations as it would …Keep reading

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion and last year’s runner-up, Ericsson was the last driver in a line of four cars when he appeared to graze the curb in Turn 4 that led to him doing a 180-degree spin and pounding the outside wall. The momentum carried the Swede’s No. 28 Andretti Global Honda back spinning across the track and hitting the inside wall with the nose of his car before violently …Keep reading

Mercedes W15 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaThis shot of the Mercedes W15’s sidepod and bodywork out in the pitlane, rather than being installed on the car, shows the internal make-up of the cooling louvres. Ferrari SF-24 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA close-up view of the changes made at the rear end of the floor edge wing on the Ferrari SF-24 …Keep reading

RLL has struggled mightily with pace, particularly in qualifying, for the Indianapolis 500 in each of the last two years, with a best start of 21st out of its seven entrants over that time.Last year featured a low point, with Graham Rahal failing to make the field of 33 as three of its four cars participated in Last Chance qualifying; the other started 29th.Sato ran full-time with Dale Coyne …Keep reading

Two-time series champion Newgarden was disqualified from his season-opening St. Petersburg victory due to illegal use of the push-to-pass system during restarts, after all three of Penske’s entries mistakenly ran with software that allowed him to do so.Although he accepted the penalty, in an emotionally charged press conference at the next race at Barber, Newgarden revealed that he was under the …Keep reading